Question 96
Section 5: The third Part is of Man’s Thankfulness
Cannot they then be saved which be unthankful, and remain still careless in their Sins, and are not converted from their Wickedness to God?
By no means; for as the Scripture beareth Witness, neither unchast Persons, nor Idolaters, nor Adulterers, nor Thievs, nor Covetous nor Drunkards, nor Slanderers, nor Robbers,a shall enter in to the Kingdom of God.
Cannot they then be saved which be unthankful, and remain still careless in their Sins, and are not converted from their Wickedness to God?
By no means; for as the Scripture bears Witness, neither unchaste Persons, nor Idolaters, nor Adulterers, nor Thievs, nor Covetous nor Drunkards, nor Slanderers, nor Robbers,a shall enter in to the Kingdom of God.
a. 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; Ephesians 5:5–6; 1 John 3:14–15
1 Corinthians 6:9–10
6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 6:10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
6:9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, 6:10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 5:5–6
5:5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
5:5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
1 John 3:14–15
3:14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 3:15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
3:14 We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. 3:15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
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